In 1837, Georgia lawmakers authorized a “Lunatic, Idiot, and Epileptic Asylum.” Five years later, the facility opened as the Georgia Lunatic Asylum on the outskirts of the cotton-rich town that served as the antebellum state capital.

More Inside

Where Iberian Pig takes its inspiration from all of Spain, Cooks & Soldiers focuses on the Basque region, which gained an international profile during the craze over molecular gastronomy and its first exponent, Ferran Adrià of elBulli.

More Inside

Southbound magazine, the newest ancillary title from the publishers of Atlanta magazine, showcases the top travel destinations in the Southeast. We visit idyllic small towns and exciting cities in search of outstanding vacation opportunities.Inside Southbound

Custom Publication

Georgia offers diverse places to see and things to do, from the mountains in North Georgia to the coasts of Savannah and The Golden Isles. Take a tour in your own backyard and visit all that our great state has to offer. Begin your tour

Dining in has its advantages: You can wear what you want, eat when you want, and drink as much as you like. To craft the perfect dinner party but skip dirtying the kitchen, look to these seven purveyors for the best meat, cheese, pasta, wine, and dessert.

Login / Register

John Rocker Sighting

Everyone’s favorite baseball bigot, former Atlanta Braves relief pitcher John Rocker, was sighted at Park Tavern last night by a busboy who reported the following observations to me:

-Rocker showed up with a blonde who looked like a porn star.

-He’s obscenely jacked, and was wearing shorts and a tank-top (in November!) with a backwards hat and long hair.

-He drank a glass of red wine.

-He also shared a bottle of champagne with his lady friend.

-He couldn’t find his way out of the restaurant (didn’t remember
where he had entered), confusing first the bathroom and then the back
bar with the front entrance.

-He finally found the front entrance and walked away with his porn
star into Piedmont Park. Apparently they didn’t come by car.

-His girl was wearing tight blank pants— a sort of a workout outfit with sneakers. I noticed her way before I saw Rocker.

-I asked a few employees if they had realized who this was, and three out of four had no idea.

Rocker, 35, who last played professional baseball in 2003, for the Tampa Bay Devil Rays, grew up in Statesboro, Georgia. He now spends much of his time demonizing Al Sharpton and fighting for the survival of the English language through his “Speak English!” campaign.